The Mediterranean diet (MD) may provide metabolic benefits but no systematic review to
date has examined its effect on a multitude of outcomes related to metabolic health. This …

Background Reducing saturated fat reduces serum cholesterol, but effects on other
intermediate outcomes may be less clear. Additionally, it is unclear whether the energy from …

Background Evidence on the health effects of total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is
equivocal. Fish oils are rich in omega‐3 PUFA and plant oils in omega‐6 PUFA. Evidence …

Background: The biological functions of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) contribute to
explaining the cardioprotective role of the lipoprotein beyond quantitative HDL cholesterol …

Diet is a crucial variable for a healthy life. A rapidly growing number of studies in recent
years support the hypothesis that the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has a beneficial effect on …

An emerging body of evidence indicates that oleuropein, a biophenol usually found in olive
leaves, extra-virgin olive oil and in some species of the Oleaceae family has potent …

Background Inflammation is an essential immune response; however, chronic inflammation
results in disease including Crohn's disease. Therefore, reducing the inflammation can yield …

Most chronic diseases are preventable with a healthy diet, although there is debate about
the optimal dietary approach. Increasingly more countries are focusing on food-based …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a Mediterranean dietary pattern on the incidence
of macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes, namely cardiovascular …

Abstract Background and aims Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by
elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and high atherosclerosis risk. The impact of different …